(A) The County Sheriff’s Department is hereby authorized to charge the sum of $50 per year for the registration of sex or violent offenders and $5 for each time a sex or violent offender registers an address change with the County Sheriff’s Department.
(B) The county now establishes a county Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund and the County Sheriff’s Department shall deposit all funds collected for sex or violent offender registration fees and address change fees for sex or violent offenders into this account. The County Auditor shall monthly transfer 10% of any fees collected to the State Treasurer for deposit in the state’s Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund, per I.C. 11-8-8-21.
(C) The County Council may appropriate money from the county’s Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund. The Sheriff may request money from the account to defray the expense of administering or ensuring compliance with the laws concerning the state’s sex and violent offender registry.
(Council Ord. 2008-3, passed 3-31-2008)